JOKE: THE PROFESSOR AND THE WHISTLER

Monday, June 12, 2017

PERSONAL LEADERSHIP: YOU CAN MAKE A LIFE

Sometime in March this year, I got a message on whatsapp of
how a Youth member – Abimbola Oladotun (Mrs) - organized a skill acquisition program
for the youth in the community she served, somewhere in Ikorodu, Lagos. When I
was watching the video, I could see the excitement on the faces of the
beneficiaries.

A Corp member
organizing this? What about the working class people and Entrepreneurs?

She is not
the first Corp Member doing this and she will not be the last, but my reason
for using her as an example is because this is the most recent I’ve had.

Have you
ever thought of empowering the youth around you? What plans do you have on
youth empowerment in your world?

You might be
saying, “my income is never enough for me or for my family and you want me to
empower someone else.” The truth is even if you start earning 10 times of what
you earn today, you’ll still need more money. Why not sacrifice a little of
what you earn to assist someone to find his feet?

Someone
said, “When you earn an income, you make a living; when you assist someone you
make a life.” Please make a life. Making a life is
posterity, which is far beyond prosperity.

You’ll be
amazed to know that someone has been looking for #5,000 (five thousand naira)
for several months without succeeding, just to start a business.

Your budget
shouldn’t be just for you or for you and your family. You need to reach out to
others, no matter how small.

I do not
know how much you earn or your personal financial needs stirring at you, but I
do know that with a steady income, you can reach out to someone else, no matter
how small. You can deprive yourself of
some pleasure just to make a life

Now, let’s
leave the issue of money. How many times have you given a good counsel to a
younger person on being productive? That
is, on making the most of themselves. It is an established fact that everyone
needs a counselor or a mentor.

“My people
perish for lack of knowledge”. Knowledge in the right direction is all they
need and I believe you have it. An adage says, “What an elder sees sitting
down, a child cannot see even if he climbs an iroko tree. Guide others with the
experiences you have acquired thus far.

‘Some young
ones are seriously hurting’. Some are on a cross road, standing in between 2-4
decisions as regards productivity. Your counsel might make a huge
difference. Some are confused and do not
know they are actually confused. Your counsel will clear the rubbles
surrounding them. Some might be ‘heady’,
a hand of friendship will make them listen and heed to your counsel.

There are
some you need to force to listen to you, depending on the relationship you have
with them. One thing is needful; don’t leave them to themselves. Don’t assume
they know what they are doing. Even
those that seem to know what they are doing still need counsel for better
decisions and actions.

Most of the
social vices we see today are as a result of the young ones not having good
counsel. You may be saying, “Their parents should do their job.” If I may ask:
does an armed robber rob only in his family? Almost all of them do not even
operate anywhere around their family members. So, who bears the brunt?
Outsiders of course!

Whatever the
difficulty is in getting across to them, your main focus should be on make a life.

For me, I
think the problem with Nigeria is underemployment and not employment.

They are in
your neighborhood, your place of worship, community, and your extended family. Show
interest in them. Showing interest in them will go a long way in fixing them up.
May be in a job, business or a Trade they never have thought of or may be
ignorantly despising.

Rather than idling
away while waiting for the ‘big jobs’ , your counsel can fix them up in a job/
business/Trade that can at least put food on their tables, so their level of
dependency will reduce.

You may not
have the time, but start the counsel with one person. Today, communication is a
lot easier. You can communicate with him/her on phone or through the social
media.

Your
interest in them will make them accountable. When you’re accountable to someone
you hold in high esteem, there are some vices you’ll never get involved in.

Encourage them to believe in themselves no
matter the circumstance. Their circumstances have really trampled on their
self-esteem. Make them understand how to take responsibility for their lives;
it is in taking responsibility that they can come out of any negative economic
situation. Teach them the dignity of labor and how to be independent.

Fine, you
may have assisted some people in the past and it backfired on you. Just put it
behind you. Some people you extended helping hands to in the past may have been
ungrateful to you. Just do it and fix your eyes on God; He’s the only rewarder.

“He that
lendeth to the poor lendeth to God.” I prefer God being indebted to me. I don’t
know about you.

The skill
acquisition program I used in my opening may not change the lives of all
participants, but a child at least will be transformed and he or she will leave
to remember that faithful day. We’ve had success stories of how some
accomplished and great people became who they are through someone’s
intervention in their past situations.

We are in
the era of Enterprise Development & People Empowerment. Please don’t be
left out and don’t sit on the fence either.

More and
better businesses have to be established to address the ‘unemployment’ dilemma
plaguing our generation. Do something to make a life!

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